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Peaceful Uses of
Outer Space (PUOS)

Below is a checklist of Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (PUOS) postal items (stamps, souvenir sheets, aerogrammes, postal cards, etc.). Catalog numbers, years of issue, and notes on the items featured are given when available. If readers know of additional information or images, please contact the authors using the e-mail addresses at the bottom of this page.

CountryCatalog NumberType of ItemYear of IssueNotes on Content
Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (PUOS)
ArgentinaNoneCachet on cover1964quasi-PUOS1
AustriaNoneCancel and cachet on cover19681st UN Conference PUOS
Austria1219 (Mi1715)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Austria1219 blackBlackprint
Austria1219 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Austria1219 scStamp and cancel on souvenir card
AustriaNoneCancel and cachet on cover19822nd UN Conference PUOS, Unispace 1982
Austria1219 coverCancel on cover19993rd UN Conference PUOS
AustriaNoneCancel and cachet on cover19993rd UN Conference PUOS, Unispace-3
AustriaNoneCancel on cover19993rd UN Conference PUOS, Unispace-3
Bolivia585b (BL72)SS1 (585)1976"Cooperacion pacifica en astronautica" (in text)
Burundi45 (Mi51)27 overprinted in green1963PUOS
Burundi46 (Mi52)33 overprinted in green
Burundi45-46 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC
Central African Republic534 (Mi861A)
i534 (Mi861B)
Imperforate		19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Central African Republic534a (BL202)SS1 (534)
Central African Republic535 (Mi862A)
i535 (Mi862B)
Imperforate
Central African Republic535a (BL203)SS1 (535)
Central African Republic536 (Mi863A)
i536 (Mi863B)
Imperforate
Central African Republic536a (BL204)SS1 (536)
Central African Republic537 (Mi864A)
i537 (Mi864B)
Imperforate
Central African Republic537a (BL205)SS1 (537)
Central African RepublicC277 (Mi865A)
iC277 (Mi865B)
Imperforate
Central African RepublicC277 fdcStamp on FDC
Central African RepublicC277a (BL206)SS1 (C277)
Central African RepublicC278 (Mi866A)
iC278 (Mi866B)
Imperforate
Central African RepublicC278a (BL207)SS1 (C278)
Central African RepublicNone (Mi867)
Central African RepublicC279 (BL201A)
iC279 (BL201B)		SS1 (Mi867A)
Imperforate SS1 (Mi867B)
Central African RepublicC279A (Mi868)
iC279A
Imperforate
Central African RepublicC279Ac (BL208)SS1 (C279A)
Central African RepublicUnlisted (Mi869A)
Imperforate (Mi869B)
Central African RepublicC279B (BL209A)
iC279B (BL209B)		SS1 (Mi869A)
Imperforate SS1 (Mi869B)
Chad434 (Mi953A)
i434 (Mi953B)
Imperforate		19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Chad434a (BL144)SS1 (434)
Chad435 (Mi954A)
i435 (Mi954B)
Imperforate
Chad435a (BL145)SS1 (435)
Chad436 (Mi955A)
i436 (Mi955B)
Imperforate
Chad436a (BL146)SS1 (436)
Chad437 (Mi956A)
i437 (Mi956B)
Imperforate
Chad437a (BL147)SS1 (437)
Chad438 (Mi957A)
i438 (Mi957B)
Imperforate
Chad438a (BL148)SS1 (438)
Chad439 (Mi958A)
i439 (Mi958B)
Imperforate
Chad439a (BL149)SS1 (439)
Chad439b (Mi953-958)
i439		MS6 (434-439)
Imperforate MS6 (i434-i439)
Chad440 (BL143A)
i440 (BL143B)		SS1
Imperforate SS1
Chad440AGold foil
Chad440B (BL151)
i440B		Gold foil SS1
Imperforate gold foil SS1
China (People's Republic)1791 (Mi1809)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
China (People's Republic)1791 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
Cuba2501 (Mi2560)19822nd UN-Pacific Congress PUOS
Cuba2502 (Mi2561)
Cuba2503 (Mi2562)
Cuba2504 (Mi2563)
Cuba2505 (Mi2564)
Cuba2506 (Mi2565)
Czechoslovakia2414 (BL49)MS2 (2x 2414a)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
DjiboutiC165 (Mi348)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
DjiboutiC165 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
DjiboutiC165a (BL71A)
iC165a (BL71B)		SS1 (C165)
Imperforate SS1 (iC165)
Dominica934 (BL105)SS11985PUOS
Egypt1199 (Mi895)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Gabon514 (Mi831)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Gabon514 proofDeluxe proof
Ghana305 (Mi310)From MS12 (305b (12x 305))1967PUOS
Ghana306 (Mi311)From MS12 (306b (12x 306))
Ghana307 (Mi312)From MS12 (307b (12x 307))
Ghana307a (BL26)Imperforate MS3 (305-307)
Grenada Grenadines708 (Mi717)Stamp-on-stamp: United Nations 373 (PUOS)1985PUOS
Haiti503 (Mi?)498 black vertical overprint1963PUOS
Haiti503a (Mi?)498 claret horizontal overprint
Haiti503b (Mi?)498 black horizontal overprint
Haiti504 (Mi?)499 black vertical overprint
Haiti504a (Mi?)499 claret horizontal overprint
Haiti504b (Mi?)499 black horizontal overprint
HaitiC206 (Mi?)C201 black vertical overprint
HaitiC206a (Mi?)C201 claret horizontal overprint
HaitiC206b (Mi?)C201 black horizontal overprint
HaitiC207 (Mi?)C202 black vertical overprint
HaitiC207a (Mi?)C202 claret horizontal overprint
HaitiC207b (Mi?)C202 black horizontal overprint
Indonesia1174 (Mi1051)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Indonesia1175 (Mi1052)
Indonesia1174-1175 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC
Jordan1124 (Mi1202)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Jordan1125 (Mi1203)
Jordan1126 (Mi1204)
Jordan1127 (Mi1205)
Jordan1128 (Mi1206)
Korea (South)1316 (Mi1303)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Korea (South)1316 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Liberia408 (Mi602)
i408
Imperforate		1963quasi-PUOS1
Liberia409 (Mi603)
i409
Imperforate
LiberiaC151 (Mi604)
iC151
Imperforate
Liberia408-409+C151 fdcThree stamps on FDC
Liberia408-409+C151-C152 fdcThree stamps and SS1 on FDC
LiberiaC152 (BL27)SS1
LiberiaC152 fdcSS1 on FDC
Liberia415 (Mi619)1964quasi-PUOS1
Liberia416 (Mi620)
Liberia417 (Mi621)
LiberiaC162 (BL30A)
iC162 (BL30B)		SS1
Imperforate SS1
Mexico1284 (Mi1831)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Mexico1284 fdc1Stamp and cancel on FDC
Mexico1284 fdc2Stamp and cancel (different) on FDC
MongoliaC155 (Mi1513)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
MongoliaC156 (Mi1514)
MongoliaC157 (Mi1515)
MongoliaC158 (Mi1516)
MongoliaC159 (Mi1517)
MongoliaC160 (Mi1518)
MongoliaC161 (Mi1519)
MongoliaC162 (Mi1520)
MongoliaC163 (BL87)SS1
Nigeria143 (Mi134)From MS12 (143a (12x 143))1963PUOS
Nigeria144 (Mi135)From MS12 (144a (12x 144))
Nigeria143-144 fdcTwo stamps and cachet on FDC
Pakistan570 (Mi571)1982PUOS
Poland2525 (Mi2816)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Poland2525 cardStamp and cancel and cachet on card
Qatar101D (Mi122?)
i101D		Stamp created by (black) overprint of a (red) label from MS16 (4x (100-100C) + 9 labels (5 of which are different))
Imperforate stamp created by (black) overprint of a (red) label from imperforate MS16 (4x (i100-i100C) + 9 labels (5 of which are different))		1966quasi-PUOS1
Qatar101D var (Mi?)
i101D var		Stamp created by (red) overprint of a (black) label from MS16 (4x (100-100C) + 9 labels (5 of which are different))
Imperforate stamp created by (red) overprint of a (black) label from imperforate MS16 (4x (i100-i100C) + 9 labels (5 of which are different))
RomaniaC119 (Mi2086)Stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C561962quasi-PUOS1
RomaniaC120 (Mi2087)Stamp-on-stamp: C73, C74, C75
RomaniaC121 (Mi2088)Stamp-on-stamp: 1200 or 1201, C58, C88
RomaniaC122 (Mi2089)Stamp-on-stamp: C104, C109, C110
RomaniaC119-122 fdcFour stamps and cachet on FDC
RomaniaC122a (BL53)Imperforate MS4 (C119-C122)), stamp-on-stamp: C49, C51, C56, C73, C74, C75, 1200 or 1201, C58, C88, C104, C109, C110
RomaniaC122a fdcMS4 on FDC
Russia (USSR)2722 (Mi2737)
i2722
Imperforate		1963quasi-PUOS1
Russia (USSR)NoneSouvenir card ?1976quasi-PUOS1
Russia (USSR)5058 (Mi5189)One of MS8 (5058a (8x 5058))19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Russia (USSR)5058 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Russia (USSR)NonePostal card1982PUOS: Unispace 1982
Russia (USSR)NoneCachet on stamped envelope1987quasi-PUOS1
Russia (USSR)NoneCachet on stamped envelope (with cancel)1987quasi-PUOS1
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C01 (blue)1964PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C02 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C03 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C04 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local fdcSet-C04 (blue) (in cachet position) on FDC
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C05 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C06 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local fdcSet-C06 (blue) (in cachet position) on FDC
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C07 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C08 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C09 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local fdcSet-C09 (blue) (in cachet position) on FDC
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-C10 (blue)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D01 (green)1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local fdcSet-D01 (green) (in cachet position) on FDC
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D02 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D03 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D04 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D05 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D06 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D07 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local fdcSet-D07 (green) (in cachet position) on FDC
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D08 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D09 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)LocalSet-D10 (green)
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C01 (blue) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C02 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C03 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C04 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C05 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C06 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C07 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C08 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C09 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-C10 (blue) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D01 (green) overprinted new value in gold1965PUOS
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D02 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D03 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D04 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D05 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D06 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D07 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D08 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D09 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Satellite Beach FL (USA)Local o/pSet-D10 (green) overprinted new value in gold
Surinam588 (Mi967)1982PUOS
Surinam589 (Mi968)
Surinam590 (Mi969)
Surinam588-590 fdcThree stamps on FDC
Syria978 (Mi1566)1982/19832nd UN Conference PUOS
Thailand1002 (Mi1016)One of booklet pane of 4 (1002a (4x 1002))19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Thailand1002 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
Turks and Caicos Islands577 (BL45)SS11983PUOS
Uganda337 (Mi324)1982PUOS
Uganda338 (Mi325)
Uganda339 (Mi326)
Uganda340 (Mi327)
Uganda341 (BL33)SS1
United Nations112 (Mi122)1962Committee on PUOS
United Nations112 fdc1Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC
United Nations112 fdc2Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC
United Nations113 (Mi123)
United Nations113 fdc1Stamp and (ArtCraft) cachet on FDC
United Nations113 fdc2Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC
United Nations112-113 fdc1Stamp and cachet on FDC
United Nations112-113 fdc2Stamp and (Orbit) cachet on FDC
United Nations112-113 fdc3Stamp and (Fleetwood) cachet on FDC
United NationsNoneMachine cancel on cover, slogan-361970PUOS
United NationsNoneMeter on cover, first-day-of-use, slogan-361972PUOS
United Nations256 (Mi279)1975PUOS
United Nations257 (Mi280)
United Nations256-257_selvedgeSelvedge on 256-257
United NationsSC7Souvenir card of 6 (New York 112-113, 256-257; Geneva 46-47)1975PUOS
United NationsSC7 (NY cancel)SC7 with New York FDC cancel
United NationsSC7 (WERABA-76 cancel)SC7 with (WERABA-76) cancel1976PUOS
United Nations256-257 cover (Mi279-280 cover)Two stamps and cachet on cover1976PUOS
United Nations373 (Mi396)1982PUOS
United Nations373 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
United NationsSC22Souvenir card of 7 (New York 112, 256, 373; Geneva 46, 109-110; Vienna 27)1982PUOS
United NationsSC22 (NY cancel)SC22 with New York FDC cancel
United NationsSC41Souvenir card of 6 (New York 610a; Geneva 221a; Vienna 134a)199210th anniv. Unispace 1982 Conference; also MTPE
United NationsSC41 (NY cancel)SC41 with New York FDC cancel
United Nations761 (Mi819)From pair (762a (761-762))1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations762 (Mi820)PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations762bMS10 (5x 762a)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations763 (BL16)SS1 (composite of 761-762)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations763a (BL?)SS1 (763) overprinted2000PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMachine cancel on cover, slogan-12, first-day-of-use (1972-09-25)1972PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)NoneMachine cancel on cover, slogan-12, last-day-of-use (1973-03-01)1973PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)46 (Mi46)1975PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)46 fdc1Stamp and (Space Voyage) cachet on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)46 fdc2Stamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)47 (Mi47)
United Nations (Geneva)47 fdcStamp and cancel and cachet on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)46-47_selvedgeSelvedge on 46-47
United Nations (Geneva)46-47 fdcTwo stamps and cancel and cachet on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)SC7 (Geneva cancel)SC7 with Geneva FDC cancel1975PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)46 cover (Mi46 cover)Stamp on cover1976PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)46-47 cover (Mi46-47 cover)Two stamps and cachet on cover1976PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)None(Printed) cachet on cover1976PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)109 (Mi107)1982PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)109 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)110 (Mi108)
United Nations (Geneva)110 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United Nations (Geneva)SC22 (Geneva cancel)SC22 with Geneva FDC cancel1982PUOS
United Nations (Geneva)SC41 (Geneva cancel)SC41 with Geneva FDC cancel199210th anniv. Unispace 1982 Conference; also MTPE
United Nations (Geneva)340 (Mi373)From pair (341a (340-341))1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)341 (Mi374)PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)341bMS10 (5x 341a)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)342 (BL11)SS1 (composite of 340-341)1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Geneva)342a (BL?)SS1 (342) overprinted1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Vienna)27 (Mi26)1982PUOS
United Nations (Vienna)27 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United Nations (Vienna)SC22 (Vienna cancel)SC22 with Vienna FDC cancel1982PUOS
United Nations (Vienna)SC41 (Vienna cancel)SC41 with Vienna FDC cancel199210th anniv. Unispace 1982 Conference; also MTPE
United Nations (Vienna)257 (Mi291)From pair (258a (257-258))1999PUOS, Unispace-3
United Nations (Vienna)258 (Mi292)
United Nations (Vienna)258bMS10 (5x 258a)
United Nations (Vienna)259 (BL10)SS1 (composite of 257-258)
United Nations (Vienna)259 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC
United StatesNone(NASA/GSFC) cancel on Explorer-54 launch cover1975PUOS
United StatesNone(NASA/GSFC) cancel on GOES-1 launch cover1975PUOS
United StatesNoneCachet on cover1983PUOS
United StatesNone(ASDA) cachet on cover1983Reproduction of United Nations 256
Uruguay1124 (Mi1649)19822nd UN Conference PUOS
Uruguay1124 fdcStamp and cancel on FDC

1"Quasi-PUOS" items have a peaceful uses of space theme but are not strictly PUOS.

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